English Explanatory Dictionary

Quaker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.
noun
  1. A player of any game in the Quake series of first-person shooters.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Quaker.
  2. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Pithecops.

Pronunciation

/ˈkweɪkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Quaker.wav /ˈkweɪkəɹ/

Word forms

Quaker Quakers Quacker Whaker

Etymology

From quake + -er; a name given to members of the Religious Society of Friends, supposedly by the magistrates Gervase Bennet and Nathaniel Barton, when George Fox "bade them tremble at the word of the Lord"; the term was previously applied to certain people who trembled or quaked during religious devotions.

Derived words

Quaker comfrey Quakerdom Quakeress Quaker gun Quaker Hill Quakerish Quakerism Quakerist Quakeristic Quakerization Quakerize Quakerlike Quakerly Quaker parrot Quakership Quakers Yard Quakery Quanglican Shaking Quaker quakerfish
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